West Coast are set to resist the temptation of selecting Daniel Kerr for Sunday’s AFL clash with Hawthorn at Patersons Stadium. Kerr hasn’t played since undergoing knee surgery during the …
Continue reading Eagles’ Kerr set for WAFL returnAdelaide stalwart Scott Thompson has sung the praises of highly-rated teenager Brad Crouch ahead of his possible AFL debut this week. The 19-year-old Crouch is in the selection frame at …
Continue reading Key Crow sings praises of Brad CrouchCronulla have taken another step in their bid to move on from the drugs scandal gripping the club by installing former Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters CEO Steve Noyce as …
Continue reading Sharks bring in Noyce as general managerIf Peter Snowden wins Saturday’s Golden Slipper with Sidestep, it will be some sort of training achievement. The colt’s Slipper campaign appeared to have derailed two starts ago when he tossed jockey Corey Brown out of …
Continue reading Sidestep to back-up in Golden Slipper 2013Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart will make Sharks skipper Paul Gallen stick to a promise and walk down The Kingsway in Cronulla naked if the beleaguered Eels can beat his team …
Continue reading Gallen says he’ll go nude if Sharks loseJust like his teammates, Gold Coast defender Rory Thompson can draw plenty of confidence from his club’s opening round AFL win over St Kilda. The 22-year-old defender was one of …
Continue reading Suns set Thompson consistency challengeRichmond coach Damien Hardwick has chosen the glass half-full approach to view his AFL side’s round one late fadeout going into their clash with St Kilda on Friday night. The …
Continue reading Richmond aim to maintain AFL pressureHawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says he probably should lose his job if he can’t lead the club to another AFL premiership in the next two seasons. The Hawks, who Clarkson …
Continue reading Clarkson could go if no AFL flag by 2014A change of recruiting focus is behind a major exodus of leading New Zealand rugby players to Japanese clubs, according to a leading agent. This week lock Anthony Boric became …
Continue reading New Japanese approach lures All BlacksEyeing a third Rugby World Cup, battered Wallabies star Wycliff Palu is contemplating a George Smith-like sabbatical in Japan in the hope of prolonging his stop-start international career. Dogged by …
Continue reading Palu contemplating Japan rugby sabbaticalFord driver Will Davison admits he is frustrated his factory V8 Supercars team appears well off the pace so far this year. While Davison is third in the points after …
Continue reading Ford look for V8 improvement in TasmaniaNorth Queensland coach Neil Henry has refused to rule out up to three key late changes to his NRL line-up to play Penrith in Townsville on Saturday night. Back at …
Continue reading Henry considering Cowboys changesEllyse Perry’s recovery from ankle surgery has been stalled by infection but the dual international is expected to be fit for the Ashes in England in August. Cricket Australia (CA) …
Continue reading Infection stalls Perry’s recoveryDavid Hussey’s international career appears over after he was left off Cricket Australia’s contracted players’ list for the next year. The 35-year-old Hussey has played 69 one-dayers and 39 Twenty20s …
Continue reading David Hussey left off CA contract listVeteran All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu has been chosen on the Blues’ bench for his first Super Rugby appearance of the season against the equally desperate Highlanders in Auckland on …
Continue reading All Blacks hooker Mealamu back for BluesKiwi international Alex Glenn rates rival NRL back-row giant Ryan James a NSW State of Origin player-in-waiting in a physical Gold Coast pack determined to smash through Brisbane at Skilled …
Continue reading Ryan James has Origin quality: GlennWorld No.1 Serena Williams served nine aces during her first match this season on clay, beating Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3 at the WTA event in Charleston. Williams did not …
Continue reading Serena Williams wins clay opener in USFighting fit again, Samantha Stosur has returned to the scene of past highs and a despairing low to kick-start her 2013 claycourt season. Stosur says she’s made a strong recovery …
Continue reading Fit-again Stosur ready for comeback


